The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices look impressive on the surface, surpassing peak 2006 numbers. But when inflation is factored in, nationally, prices still have a long way to go.
Read More »Here is Where the Top Real Estate Markets Are
As 2017 nears, economists are looking at fast growing job markets to determine popular markets and trends.
Read More »Single-Family Rentals are Not Just Existing Homes
With the existing-home supply limited, newly built homes are slowly gaining market share in the single-family rental space.
Read More »Is Wage Growth Catching Up to Price Appreciation?
For months, home price appreciation has outpaced wage growth, which has been hurting affordability. It appears that trend may be changing, however.
Read More »Hitting New Heights of Home Price Appreciation
Home prices have been rising steadily since hitting their trough in January 2012, and are up to their pre-crisis peaks in many markets. According to the latest data, which markets have reached new peaks?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Tracking the Path of Pending Home Sales
The National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales Index, based on contract signings, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Summary, which may determine if the Fed raises rates later in December, are among the reports that will be published this week.
Read More »Increasing Access to Mortgages for Minorities
Laurie Goodman and Alanna McCargo of the Urban Institute's Housing Finance Policy Center explain why increasing homeowership to minorities is critical to the economy—and what lenders can do to help.
Read More »Mortgage Rates: Higher for the Holidays
One week after experiencing their largest increase in three-and-a-half years, mortgage rates moved even higher, according to Freddie Mac.
Read More »Are Home Prices Sustainable? Maybe Not Everywhere
Home prices have growth so fast in one particular area that homes there may be considered overvalued, according to Fitch Ratings.
Read More »Building an Effective Acquisition Strategy
When it comes to acquiring single-family properties, whether you are a traditional fix-and-flipper or you intend to buy-and-hold for rent, an effective acquisition strategy is necessary for investors to succeed.
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